Angola vs Zambia
Angola vs Zambia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.2 years in Angola and 5 years in Zambia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.8 years, or 1.19 times that in Angola.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Angola ranked 164 and Zambia ranked 149 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Angola | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAngola: 2 million TIV in 2002Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990